Federal Death Penalty Abolition Act of 2019

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Introduced

25 July 2019

Last action

15 August 2019 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

Sponsors

Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13], Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9], Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4], Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large], Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5], Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12], Rep. Serrano, Jose E. [D-NY-15], Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12], Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-18], Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29], Rep. Wild, Susan [D-PA-7], Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4], Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria [D-NY-14], Rep. Haaland, Debra A. [D-NM-1], Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2], Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3], Rep. Kennedy, Joseph P., III [D-MA-4], Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-52], Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5], Rep. Clay, Wm. Lacy [D-MO-1], Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9], Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2], Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17], Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4], Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26], Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7], Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7], Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44], Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4], Rep. Lawrence, Brenda L. [D-MI-14], Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36], Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1], Rep. Escobar, Veronica [D-TX-16], Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20], Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8], Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37], Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3], Rep. Payne, Donald M., Jr. [D-NJ-10], Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3], Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12], Rep. Trone, David J. [D-MD-6], Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1], Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2], Rep. Brown, Anthony G. [D-MD-4], Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3], Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20], Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43], Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5]

Subjects

Defence

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6 June 2025

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Summary

Federal Death Penalty Abolition Act of 2019 This bill abolishes the federal and military death penalty. It also commutes existing federal and military death penalty sentences to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole.

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Timeline

25 July 2019
Introduced
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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25 July 2019
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
25 July 2019
Introduced
Introduced in House
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26 July 2019
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Source: Committee
15 August 2019
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Source: Committee

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Related records

related to → Federal Death Penalty Abolition Act of 2021
related to ← To prohibit the imposition of the death penalty for any violation of Federal law, and for other purposes.
related to ← A bill to prohibit the imposition of the death penalty for any violation of Federal law, and for other purposes.

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Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/4022
Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/4022
us · 116-hr-4022 · source updated 6 June 2025